1937-02-22 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 22, 1937.

THE

WORLD

ON

GOES BY

MICROPHONE IN THE WRONG PLACE

Sad news comes from Singapore, where progress is superseding the call of the muezzin.

was done, he heard his voice at God," he chanted, "the merciful, Damascus. "There is no God but the compassionate," and after a pause he added: “And he has been of Damascus.” very good to us this day, O people]

At eventide and dawn the sweet tenor voice of the muezzin calls the people to prayer from where he SATURDAY I went to the stands on the minaret of the mos- races. There lies much beque. Colonel T. E Lawrence told hind this apparently simple and how, when the war with the Turks straightforward statement. You see, racing doesn't interest me and I know nothing about the whole thing. One horse is the same as another to me (poor sap, I can hear you saying) and I really don't care how many firsts so-and-so

The Wrong Direction rides or how many times what not

The poetry and feeling was thrown. The fact is I had to call to prayer must have been felt go. It all came about like this.

by every traveller of every race. You remember my special darts Soon they may hear it no more, be correspondent I told you about on cause the Masjid Sultan Mosque at Friday? Well, it has nothing to Singapore, the chief mosque of Mal- do with him. I have another speci-aya, has found a new way. Micro- al correspondent, whose job it is phones have been installed in the to keep me in touch with the rac-mosque and loudspeakers in the îng world, just in case I have to minarets, so that the call may be rally round in the office when the heard a mile away.

of this

durned results start coming Where Malaya leads the rest of through. This correspondent is the East may follow, and the cry 2 doctor. His name is Doe-that has been heard since Moslem tor Bughaus (Devil Take Him) history began will be replaced by of Pogranithnaya. The doc-the loudspeaker.

me

tor has had many years' experi- It is a step in the wrong direc- ence of racing, or so he told

tion, for piety and prayer are like when applying for the job of rac-

the still small voice of conscience. ing correspondent. He even owns

They call for no load advertisement. a horse himself. Called Buttercup, this horse is a fearsome thing, but more about that at some other time.

1 instructed Dr. Bughaus (Devil Take Him) of Pogranitchnaya to parade at Happy Valley all present and correct at 11.30 am in time

THEY OWN A GLACIER

The Rhone Glacier, one of the largest in Europe, has been confirmed as the Swiss Supreme Federal Court in Lau- property of a Swiss hotelier by the sanne.

The glacier is about seven miles long and forms the source of the River the Gletsch and Belvedere hotels near Rhone. Herr Seiler is proprietor of

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for the first race. - He left the office for the course at 9.30 am. An hour later he was reported to have (the glacier. reached Wanchai wearing a top The Canton of Valais laid claim to hat, sports coat, plus-fours, silk cided that the expanse of ice belonged the glacier but the Cantonal Court de- hose and a pair of sandals. At to Herr Seiler. On appeal the Supreme TWO FULL LENGTH PICTURES FOR THE PRICE OF ONE! 11.30 he was seen on the Peak, Court has now held this finding. asking for the whereabouts of the race course, where, he said, the interport football match was to be played.

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The Rumanian Army has ordered used for the training of military pilots three aeroplanes from England, to be

All this, of course, rendered my presence at Happy Valley absolute- ly necessary so I was rushed there in the office limousine escorted by in night-flying- police on motor-cycles. Here fol- lows my special article the day's doings.

*

OR

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A blind man was a second at a sword duel near Versaules between M. Veber, a Paris journalist, and M. Michelson, a manager of the "Ami da Peuple.”

My arrival created quite a stir by reason of the fact that I had things were there but they all look- left my coat in the office through ed so much alike, with just so having departed so suddenly, and much rouge, lipstick and mascara quite spoiled the effect of the police painted on each doll-like face, that bodyguard.

I could hardly tell them apart. I Nevertheless, the word went recognised the wheezy langh of old round that the "China Mail" speci- Bella ("Gimme”) Smythe, how- al racing correspondent had arriv- ever. I thought she looked lousy. ed and I was soon deluged with The lads of the village punters anxious to get the inside propping up the bar in the best dope. In the time-honoured custom Hong Kong style. I thought it a of racing tipsters, I shut my eyes pity that they disputed the judges' and stabbed at my programme, the decision so often they seemed to result seeming to satisfy everybody. think on several occasions that I next wandered - round to see there were two horses dead-heat who was present worth mentioning ing, I don't know why.

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in the Society columns, besides On the whole it was quite a jolly myself, of course. I found only a gathering. The booze was pass very average collection of hood-able and the weather more or less lums, with greed written all over right. Oh, yes, I knew I had for- their faces and that must make gotten something. There were something-to-pay-my-bar-chit sir some horses, or something, but all they did was to run round a silly Miss Aloysia ("Toots to you) old track After they had stopped Fitz-Vere looked fatter and more running there was a general rush awkward than ever. I see that towards various men sitting be- she has finally hooked poor old hind little cubby holes, who doled Bingo Beatup, who seemed to be out money. I can't explain this

about them.

a trifle pale round the gills and because for the first time in his- no wonder, having to look after tory a raci pert (that's me) that Iumpish bit of skirt. He wafailed to pick se which even punishing a flask to good effect. finished in the first four.

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